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Wind Turbines Shed Their Gears
Wind turbine manufacturers are turning away from the industry-standard gearboxes and generators in a bid to boost the reliability and reduce the cost of wind power.
Date: 04/27/2010
Type: News
Technologies: Energy Conversion
Tags: Clipper, direct-drive, GE, Siemens, wind turbines
Wind Surpasses Nuclear Energy in China
In response to the Fukushima disaster, the Chinese government has suspended construction of nuclear reactors and increased wind energy production. In 2012, wind farms produced 2 percent more energy than nuclear plants did, representing an overall explosive growth of 80% per year.
Date: 02/22/2013
William McDonough: Presentation & Video
Cradle-to-cradle design is the idea of continually recycling old products into new ones to minimize waste and maximize efficiency.
Date: 05/12/2009
Type: Video
Technologies: Buildings, Climate Change, Economic Impact, General Information, Energy Conversion
Tags: manufacturing, recycling, smart design
Waste Heat
Will Waste Heat Be Our Next Power Source?
UC Berkeley researchers estimate that over half of U.S. energy consumption is dissipated as waste heat; can such a ubiquitous energy source be harvested as an economically feasible alternative?
Date: 03/31/2011
Type: Article
Technologies: Data Centers, Energy Conversion
Tags: conversion loss, cooling, data centers, energy sources, waste heat
Will the Solar Industry Become Like the PC Industry?
Some parallels exist between the solar industry and the early PC industry as companies are finding creative ways to produce the cells at lower cost.
Date: 03/23/2009
Type: Article
Technologies: Solar/Photovoltaics
Tags: photovoltaic, solar, solar economy
Will Super Wi-Fi Live Up To Its Name?
The next generation of wireless offers a wider range and larger capacity, though also faces a number of legal hurtles.
Date: 09/20/2011
Type: News
Technologies: Computing and Networks
Tags: internet access, radio waves, Wi-fi
Caveats lighting control.
Will MP3 Technology Help Curb Power Consumption?
Compression algorithm technology used in MP3s and online video may help reduce power consumption and improve energy efficiency in commercial fluorescent lighting.
Date: 09/14/2010
Type: Article
Technologies: Lighting & Displays
Tags: compression algorithms, energy efficient lighting, fluorescent lighting, power consumption
Will Electrification Ignite a Lithium Boom?
As electric vehicles accrue incentives and consumer popularity, there will be a lithium demand boom that needs to matched with supply increases.
Date: 08/13/2009
Type: Blog
Technologies: Batteries, Transportation
Tags: battery demand, battery economy, electric vehicles, lithium-ion
Will Car Charging Stations Be Regulated Like Utilities? Probably Not.
The California Public Utilities Commission has proposed a ruling that EV service stations will not be regulated like public utilities. While service companies see this as good news, the state's utility companies are split in their responses.
Date: 05/26/2010
Type: News
Technologies: Energy Efficiency Policy, Transportation, Utilities
Tags: CPUC, electric vehicles
California buildings
Will CALGreen Building Codes Be Adopted in Other States?
Will California's statewide green building codes advance energy-efficient construction or undermine stricter standards like LEED? The CALGreen codes promote efficiency without the costs of third-party certification, but critics note that the standards are prescriptive rather than performance-based.
Date: 01/06/2011
Type: Article
Technologies: Buildings, Materials
Tags: building code, energy efficiency standards, green building, LEED, performance-based standards

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